Many people regard science as absolute, and therefore what science says, culture follows. There are many examples of science helping culture and society: science has helped society understand the dangers of smoking, skin cancer and improved the quality of life for many people. Despite the advantages of science, there is a negative impact on society due to science. In Emily Martin’s essay “The Egg and the Sperm,” she investigates the notion that women are …showed first 75 words of 772 total…

…showed last 75 words of 772 total…becoming aware of their implications, will rob them of their power to naturalize our social conventions about gender”(Martin 57). By removing the underlying stereotypes from the scientific study, the negative affects of language on culture will be reduced. Works Cited Martin, Emily . “The Egg and the Sperm.” Whorf, Benjamin Lee. Language, Thought, and Reality, ed. John B. Carrol. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1964. Kuhn, Thomas S. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Chicago University of Chicago Press, 1962.